This two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems provides $138,000 in funding to define the role of the ZEB2 gene in the development of convergent neural circuitry for vocal imitation in birds. The award period runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023.
The research is part of the NSF's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which promotes progress in the biological sciences through basic research that increases scientific knowledge and enhances understanding of major problems. The funding will support the grantee's work examining the genetic and neural mechanisms underlying vocal learning abilities in different avian species, with the aim of gaining new insights into this complex behavior.
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